Aubrey Dennis

Aubrey Dennis (born 27 May 1929) is a former South African cricketer who played first-class cricket for North-Eastern Transvaal from 1950 to 1955.

Aubrey Dennis
Personal information
Born (1929-05-27) 27 May 1929
Benoni, Transvaal, South Africa
BattingLeft-handed
Domestic team information
YearsTeam
1949-50 to 1954-55North-Eastern Transvaal
Career statistics
Competition First-class
Matches 17
Runs scored 780
Batting average 26.89
100s/50s 2/3
Top score 138
Balls bowled 32
Wickets 0
Bowling average –
5 wickets in innings –
10 wickets in match 0
Best bowling –
Catches/stumpings 4/–
Source: Cricinfo, 8 June 2018

A solid left-handed batsman who usually batted at number three, Dennis hit the first of his two first-class centuries in North-Eastern Transvaal’s match against the touring New Zealanders in 1953-54. North-Eastern Transvaal trailed by 166 runs, but Dennis, concentrating determinedly and limiting his strokeplay, scored 100 not out in 310 minutes, enabling his captain to declare and set the New Zealanders a final-innings target.[1][2] In his final match, against Griqualand West in the last match of the 1954-55 season, he scored 138, the only century of the match, which North-Eastern Transvaal won.[3]

In 1957-58 he played for Northern Rhodesia in a two-day match against the touring Australians.[4]

References
  1. "North-Eastern Transvaal v New Zealanders 1953-54". CricketArchive. Retrieved 8 June 2018.
  2. R.T. Brittenden, Silver Fern on the Veld, A.H. & A.W. Reed, Wellington, 1954, pp. 99–100.
  3. "North-Eastern Transvaal v Griqualand West 1954-55". CricketArchive. Retrieved 8 June 2018.
  4. "Northern Rhodesia v Australians 1957-58". CricketArchive. Retrieved 8 June 2018.
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